All worked up to and including sync and the app (I used picasa2.7_400.sfs) loaded fine . But I couldn't unmount either using "umount" from the term or by clicking the file. Had to reboot.

Then tried the same with openoffice-2.2.0.sfs and OpenOffice-3.0.sfs

Same issues as above but both files install by ripping the ar** out of my desktop so much that I can't get it back to default.

Strange as this didn't happen when I used the same sfs files with a frugal install. They could have got corrupted (both of them though??) and I can't find the md5 to check them anymore. You don't have a link for them do you?? Anyone?? Google didn't come up with anything useful.

In general using sfs files with a full install seems much trickier and flakier than I would have hoped for.

SHS , grateful for your help but can you see where the umount may be failing and why it seems to affect the desktop so much when it doesn't in frugal.

...But I couldn't unmount either using "umount" from the term or by clicking the file...

Woops you're right, rm -Rf not rmdir...and, ah, dummie me twice...you can't rm a subdir which you are currently in, as the rxvt window makes it remain in use, therefore not unmountable...see the revised version, above, of my code snippet. Change dir out of /mnt/OO3 into / before you umount /mnt/OO3

For some reason, the boot manager (Puppy 4.2) does not install OpenOffice-3.1.sfs (at least not if it is third in line behind devxx and wine).

There is an easy work around using ROX:

In ROX, go to /mnt/home, click on OpenOffice-3.1.sfs. This automatically makes a subdirectory and unpacks the code. Go to the subdirectory "+mnt+home+OpenOffice-3.1.sfs" and click through to /opt/openoffice.org3/program".

In ROX, drag the icon soffice.bin to the desk top along with any of the icons for individual programs you might wish to start directly (e.g., swrite).

You can now start openoffice by clicking on the dest-top icon.

When you reboot, the icons will display the warning triangle (because the sfs file is not mounted). Simply navigate to /mnt/home in ROX and click on the OpenOffice-3.1.sfs icon and your desk-top icons will come to life (when you pass the mouse pointer over them). You are in business.

Should you wish to unmount openoffice before rebooting, just close the application and click on the OpenOffice-3.1.sfs icon in /mnt/home again.

I to have had problems loading .sfs files for a full install and once I found a script that did it fine but unfortunately, have misplaced it. However, I have located a pet package for openoffice 3 that works fine with puppy 4.2 and puts the start commands in the menu ie In Calculate you get OpenOffice- Calc spreadsheet. You can also drag icons onto the desktop.
The address of the site is http://www.leprichaunproductions.com/evil20071/pet_packages/puppy_4/

It installed fine even though it complained about a lot of missing dependencies. And so far I can't see anything wrong with it. In the past I have used a openoffice 2.4 pet that complained about missing dependencies and that was always ok. Of course you have the ability to uninstall it.

It installed fine even though it complained about a lot of
missing dependencies. And so far I can't see anything
wrong with it. In the past I have used a openoffice 2.4 pet
that complained about missing dependencies and that was
always ok.

Of course you have the ability to uninstall it.

How's that work? The friendly packager didn't test his
work, and uploaded it as a 'job well done'

This isn't the first Puppy package that didn't cut the
muster.

The .pet extension is the only requisite for knowing the
package is faithful?

Do the packagers put their name or handle in the
package? It this even recommended in the packaging
instructions.

How about the possibility that a .pet was package made on
a modified Puppy which already some dependency files
installed earlier?

Is the packager a careful and considerate enough worker
to test his gift on a clean pup_save file to see if it works?

Is this final step even recommended?

If packagers were required to sign the packages, at least
we could learn who's doing it to you and who's doing it for
you.

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